Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [adv] the main " in BNC.

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1 NOT and I repeat NOT the main carriage , as someone I know once did !
2 He re-locked the drawer , stood up , and that was when someone switched on the main light .
3 I certainly Mr Chairman welcome this paper erm and I know today that I think possibly the main reason being erm , I could be deemed also been through and through today responding to our local issue and that maybe due to May fever , I do n't know , erm , in really accepting acknowledging as I have done in the past your efforts , erm the county surveyor 's efforts for this part of Suffolk I do again bring to your attention and I do n't think is being critical in that the Barnet by bypass is part of a far bigger jigsaw and that jigsaw I say not
4 Instead of returning by the old fence , however , ( which looked much worse from the top ) , I continued down the main ridge until the final spur , but this was just as steep .
5 Most countries have a written document known as " the constitution " which lays down the main rules governing the structure and functions of government and which regulates the relationship between the state and its citizens .
6 which brings up the main point and that is we have got to make sure that those people who are nominated or delegated within the terms of the contract , are people who have the knowledge and experience
7 If you know where the main constituent parts of the skeleton belong , you will understand the disposition of the body 's elements in any pose from any viewpoint , and so be able to construct it convincingly from memory .
8 If you know where the main constituent parts of the skeleton belong , you will understand the disposition of the body 's elements in any pose from any viewpoint , and so be able to construct it convincingly from memory .
9 If you know where the main constituent parts of the skeleton belong , you will understand the disposition of the body 's elements in any pose from any viewpoint , and so be able to construct it convincingly from memory .
10 If you know where the main constituent parts of the skeleton belong , you will understand the disposition of the body 's elements in any pose from any viewpoint , and so be able to construct it convincingly from memory .
11 She went back to her room and , leaving a small bedside lamp on , she switched off the main light and got into bed .
12 That was a man who knew where the main chance was and how to take it .
13 Let me set out the main provisions of the agreements we reached .
14 In Section 9–4 we describe briefly the main results on the redistributional effect of the government budget in the United States and comment on the difficulties in their interpretation , focusing particularly on the question of incidence .
15 We give here the main reasons for doubting the validity of Urquhart 's population dose estimates , and for rejecting the conclusions of the accompanying contribution ‘ Looking for an increase in deaths from cancer ’ ( pB74 ) .
16 In this short piece we draw together the main themes which recur through the various contributions and which seem to us important .
17 Finally , we point out the main limitations of the theory and briefly introduce the more recent ‘ neo-classical ’ resurgence in the shape of ‘ monetarism ’ .
18 We step off the main road , down two steps and into one of two rooms which constitute home .
19 They took over the main Fleetwood service from the old Company cars , which were then used on the short-workings .
20 Lastly they went down the main staircase to the Director s office .
21 Friuli is a particularly rich site for bird trappers , since it sits aside the main north-south trans-European migratory route .
22 This statement differs from previous statements in that it spells out the main contractors .
23 Having milked his seventy-five Friesian cows , he set about the main business of the day , loading Norton 's Coin , one of only three horses he trained under permit on his farm , into the horsebox , then taking the wheel to drive his stable star to Cheltenham .
24 Instead , it pointed out the main areas for reform and the re-orientation of policies required .
25 Let us sum up the main points .
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